GUEST DIY WEDNESDAY: Today marks the final DIY from our lovely friend, Anna, before she embarks on life as a graduate student! Thanks for sharing your crafty-self with us here at Green Eyed Monster, and GOOD LUCK, pretty lady!
It seems that granny-chic is all the rage now-a-days and I’m all for it! By this I mean, the lace and flowery style of grandmas the world over is being transformed into something fabulously fashionable for the rest of us. Turns out granny had a few things right: clean underwear everyday and some lacy details. We aren’t surprised.
GIVEAWAY ALERT: In addition to winning a pair of Anna’s earrings featured above, you will win an upcycled lace necklace thanks to Elliott Elephant and another pair of lace earrings from Teta Bina. To enter, comment on this post and tell us one of the most important things that your grandmother (or grandfather) taught you. Our Grammy taught us how to make a mean cup of tea, play Hearts like a champ, and needlepoint the ultimate preppy doorstop.
Photo: Courtesy of Anna Lehnen
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Win a pair of Anna’s Lace Earrings and the lacy delights below!
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my gran taught me to sew!
my grandma taught me to trust the wise especially those disguised as birds!
My grandma has a great sense a style so she taught me the value of poise and chicness ^^
My grandmother taught me and all my cousins how to hand make this Italian pasta called cappellettis – make the stuffing, make the dough, how to hand roll them, everything! They are so good.
My grandmother helped teach me how to garden, paint, and cook. What would I do without her!!
My gradpa taught me how important it is to spend quality time with loved ones beacause when they are gone, it is too late. Too little time is no excuse.
My grandmother taught me sooo much….how to cook, how to sew, how to handle hard situations….and most of all how to love…
I miss her so much.
My granny taught me to respect those around me.
It is hard to think of just one thing that my grandma taught me. At least the most important one. But if I had to choose, it would be love. She was the one who taught me how to love people, animals, nature and myself. And I am glad to find so much of her in myself.
1. Must. Make. Lace. Earrings. NOW!
2. Granny taught me how to mix a great martini, play bridge until dawn with your friends, to appreciate your appearance, and how to write kick ass thank you notes. She was the *definition* of a true Southern belle and I adored her for it.
My Oma tried time and again when I was younger to knit. She would get exasperated with my inability to hold a needle right and I hated sitting still for more than ten minutes. She gave up trying when I was around 12.
Que 10 years later. I learn how to knit and I love it. For Christmas that year I knit her three potholders and a scarf and the look on her face was the best thing I’d ever seen. She was so proud of me she cried in front of the whole family.
My Oma taught me patience. And endurance. And not just through knitting. She and my Opa have amazing histories. My Oma and her parents hid Jews fleeing from Hitler in their basement. My Opa helped runaways and had to hide in a chimney for two days when the Nazis came after him. Their lives have always been such an inspiration to me and I have learned so much from them through their strength and courage. I figured, if my Oma can do that, the least I can do is sit down and do something she had wanted me to do since I was a little girl. So I knit for her. And I discovered just how much I loved it.
Thanks, Oma!
she taught me i could be different than my family…though that sounds weird to others…but i came from a dysfunctional family…and she really pounded into me that i could and would be a great person (heart wise).
My bubbe taught me that if you are going to open your mouth to share your opinion, you need to be prepared to open your hand and your heart. She woudl say it to me in yiddish so that added its own layer of meaning, but I think I’ve translated the point
my grandmother taught me to make biscuits and boiled custard. I am the only grandchild who ever asked about those things, so she has passed all of her cookbooks and recipe cards down to me-complete with written in changes and notes.
My grandmother taught me that ” the women in our family don’t make good nuns.” That’s what she told me when I asked why she had left Germany when she was 16. Seems once she’d graduated from high school her father told her she had to join a convent. So she hopped on a ship and sailed across the ocean, landed on Ellis Island in 1911 and lived in NYC (not in a nunnery).
My grandma taught me to cherish your loved ones while you have them with you.
My grammy taught me to never let the small things bother you and when in doubt always laugh, it makes everyone around you feel more comfortable.
My grandmother taught me how to do Ukrainian embroidery! The brightness of color and strong sense of design have stayed with me throughout my entire life!
My grandfather taught me how to fish and how to spot the best blackberries on the side of mountains! And my grandma taught me how to make yummy treats with those black berries
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My grandma taught me etiquette!
My grandmother taught me that it probably takes a lot for someone to be happy, but only a little for everything to all crumble down, so don’t ever let the little things take you for granted, everything will be ok. And if it’s not, grandma will be right behind you to catch you when you fall. How I love my grandma.
My grandma taught me to take care of those less fortunate
my nana thaught me how to bake, crochet, knit, play cards, grow flowers, make professional cakes, be polite, manners, champers dances,… and a lot lot lot more! she is my hero and i love her from here to moon =)
My grandma taught me things on sewing,making quilts. She showed me how to cook various foods. I learned how to can vegetables and fruits from her as well.
My grandma taught me to be kind to everyone I meet because you have no idea about their background
My grandma taught me how important family is
My grandmother taught me the right proportion between earl grey tea and milk. It’s one of the few things I remember of her. ^_^
My grandmother taught me how to sew.
My grandma taught me a love for sewing!
My grandmother taught me many things, and I’m still learning from her. But one of the most important things she taught me is that it’s okay to feel things and be sensitive, and to love and treasure all people everywhere.
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My Nana taught me how to SHOP! Thanks Nana! And thanks Fab K for showing us this site!
My grandfather taught me how important creativity is. I painted when I was younger and then stopped after I got busy with life. He asked me why I stopped creating b/c he had always loved my art. I had no good answer so ever since then I have been actively creativing jewelry and art =). He has his own outlets for creativity and he says they make life more enjoyable.
My Grandma was a retired teacher that watched me Friday morning while mom was working. She taught me how to read, tell time, arithmetic etc. Thanks to her, I was ahead of the other kids by the time I started real school.
my grandmother taught me to sit up straight and enunciate my words and my grandfather taught me how to fish and drive a boat
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my grandmother taught me to cheat at playing jeopardy, to be sarcastic, to be authentic, to tell it like i see it…
My grandma taught me that you can fool people that your “from a box” cake is a “made from scratch” cake if you put the fancy icing on it
My grandmother taught me how to make the best pie crust. I miss her a lot!
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Beautiful jewelry! My grandma taught me how to pop the best stove-top popcorn, how to properly sort the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, and how raw cabbage makes a delightful movie-time snack!
My grama taught me to make great peanut butter cookies.
You’ve probably heard the saying “The early bird gets the worm”. I’m not totally convinced that it’s true, I see birds eating all day long. But there might just be something to it since many successful people seem to share the habit of getting up early.
My grandmother was one of them. She would always be up around 5am and by the time the rest of the world was rolling out of bed, she had already walked 5 kilometers or more and eaten her breakfast. Just imagine how much more you could get done in a day if you got out of bed an hour earlier.
I have also read in several health related books that going to bed early and getting up early is better for your health. Seeing as my grandmother lived to be 91, there might just be something to this.
My grandmas (I have two:-) taught me how to shake hands properly and how to eat macaroni with sugar! OK, they also taught me how to sew, bake or make all kind of delicious things. Unfortunately I have forgotten most of the things:-(
My granny taught me how to crochet and together we’re learning to knit. Every time I visit, she has armfuls of yarn to pass along to me!
Gorgeous jewelry. I love lace!
this is awesome
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My grandma taught me how not to care what anyone else says, and how to live your life like you’ll always be young! She walks in a room and akes everyone laugh but can also be serious when the time is needed. Her personality is one of a kind and she’s taught me a little of how to love. I love you Grandam Judy!! <3